Bumper bracket



. @Parental beta, i928.,

UNITED s ARTHUR. J. mecoox, or' STBATFOBD, commencer, .sssrenon To manieren A coMPANY,'1Nc.;.a conronngrron on NEW Yoan.

" nimma :casema v `'Application led March. i8,

This invention relatesto automobile bumpers and moreparticularly to a bracket for art-M :.taching abumper tothe frame 'of a car'having a-laterally projecting mud-guard with a 5 pan extending over the end -of this frame.

, Theprincipal objectief this invention is to provide a bracket whichwillpass under'and around the overhang'aing Vpan of the mudguard and may be'. expeditiously installed D without alteration of the pan and Without extra machini U or drilling, and Which'will be vpleasing to t eeye. 'v The'bracket comprises a bumper supporting part whichhas sutableclamping means 15 to be secured toa bumper' bar and is -formed A with an ofset portionadapted to be secured to the frameA ofV an automobile, the o-set'bein so arrangedas to clear'the' pan.V e invention' may be embodied in a brackethavinganv 'auxiliary vplate or'member tojb'esecured at two oints to the frame end so as toprovide a in attachment .fer the bumper supporting part-, the latter being l bolted or rivetedto the auxiliary member.

A clear conception of the construction, and other objectsl of the invention, may be hadby. reference te" the specication, '1n conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:v

'Fig'. 1 shows the .preferred formeotthe invention in plan'view in use on a vehicle,

partly shown Vin outline:

F'g. 27s a crossfsection through 27-2 of Fig.1. Fig. 3 isa plan view of a'modlfed form .of astb''acket.; f' f c' 'The now preferred form of the invention as shown in Fi 1 comprisesapla'te" 1, having holes therein .throughwhich bolts 2 and 3 ma. Vbe passed to fasten plate 1 to the horn 12 o a vehicle frame` The hole 2'. is slotted to permit adjustments, as already 'existing bolt holes in the horn are preferably used for securing the plate 1, thereby obviatingthe necessity of new holes. .Spacing members, cons' ofcollars such as 11, may be used to space p ate '1 a sulicientA distance Y from the hornto clear the iiivet barsu rtin a1't4, having a s otte o e coincibg'wi'tlhole 2 in one end throu h which bolt2 may be passed, is secured to late .1 by rivetv 5. The part 4 is preferably ormed as shown in Fig; 1, having an oset of suficientxtent to pass under and around the pan 13 of mud-guard 14,'shown in Fig; 1.

= clamp 6 is secured'to-plate 4 by rivets 7,

.the manner des 'be expeditiously. secured bumper.

ma semi 110,173,628.

having 'dja-ws which are constructed to be gripped about a bumper bar such as 8, by means of a bolt '9, the bumper bar 8 being the rear or attaching .member of a bumper Y '.suchas 10.

Q n modified ferm of thtbr'acka isshown in Fig. 3, and A1s similarin purpose to the preferred ibrm described above, so that the i same designatingnumerals.will'be used in part to simplify the description, the onlymaterial difference being the shape 'of the bar supportin -meinber' 42, which extends rearwardly an is bent outwardlyl and for-- Wardly :forming arm 4l thereby providing an'oE-set ofsucient'extent t'o pass under and-around 'the mud-,grund` This bracket 1s secured directly to the horn instead of in form. Either' form of bracket provides a simple cribedV above for the preferred'.

and effective bumper mourting Which inay alteration of the pan and without extra drilling and machining, and is pleasing to the eye.

I claim.:

1. Abumper. bracket for automobiles of the -type described` in which the'spring and horn at the endof. a frame member 'fare .masked by an upright pan, said bracket comprising a bumper-supporting part having 'means to'hold a bumper bar, and an attachment part adapted'to be secured adjustably and iirml'y to said horn by bolts passing through existing holes in said horn beneath said pan, saidparts being connected by a portion oset teclear said pan.

2. A bumper bracket .for automobiles of the type described. in Which'the spring and horn at the end of a frame member are masked by an upright pan, said bracket com'- prising a plate for connection with said horn by bolts .passing through existing holes in said horn beneath said pan, an arm secured to said plate having a pair of bends therein to clear said pan and a clampingmeans on said arm for holding the attaching bar of a A bumper bracket for lautomobiles of the type described in which the spring and horn at. the end of a" frame member are place without ioo ios

masked by an upright pan, said bracket comf bend'in said arm adapted to clear said pan prisi'ng a plate bolted to said horn. by bolts 'passing through existing holes in saidhorn beneath said pan, an arm-riveted thereto, a'

and clamping lmeans on the extremity of said arm' adapted to co-operate with the rear or 5 the type described in which the horn atthe b end of aframemember is masked by an lip-- right pan, said bracket comprising a plate -or attachment to said horn adjustably by .boltsextending in'to existing holes at two 10 points in said horn beneath said pan, an arm secured thereto, and having a bend adapted to clear said pan, and a clam Ysecured to the extremity of said arm, sai clamp having jaws adapted to be bolted in close en ment about the rear or attaching bargdea umper, said plate, arm and clamp constitutlng a rigid unitary structure capable of ad- A .justment as such.

In testimony whereof,` I have signedthis specification.

ARTHUR J. MCCQOK. 

